FEBRUARY 2017 Project of the Month - "Mini-Crates!"

[mtylerfl]

Hello,

These cute little Mini-Crates make a nice catch-all container for items around the house or office! Fill with candy, snacks, pens, pencils and so on.

Make one or several crates and apply any finish you like! They can be stained, painted or left as a natural finish - choose whatever suits your decor.

The project uses just the 1/16" Carving Bit and the 1/8" Cutting Bit. No other bits are required.

Finished dimensions of the Mini-Crate are approximately: 5.5" Wide x 5.5" Deep x 4.75" Tall.

Main items you will need:

1) The Project Files (included):
• Mini-Crate_Sides.mpc

2) Board(s) with the following dimensions:
Crate Sides: 0.5" x 5.5" x 19" (x 2)
Crate Bottom*: 0.5" x 4.625" x 4.625"
*Not an mpc - cut from 0.5" stock to fit the crate. Dimensions are approximate.

NOTE: Do not use boards that are smaller than specified above unless using an appropriate jig. Larger boards are fine.

3) Sandpaper, stain and/or paint and clear finish

4) A table or miter saw, Dremel-type rotary tool with assorted sanding wheels and bits to sand small details and speed up preparation for finishing.

Apply your choice of finish. Here’s what I used on my Mini-Crate sample made from Select Pine:
• Apply Rust-Oleum Ultimate Stain - Cabernet
• Several coats of gloss Krylon Clear Acrylic spray

[Ducky63]

WOW!!! Looks like a nice Mini-Crate Michael. Also looks like a fun project and has may uses.
Ducky63

[normrichards]

Another great and unique project!

[dbemus]

Very attractive and useful! Thank you for another Great project!!!

[mikemi]

Nice project Michael. I can see lots of uses for these.

Mike

[mtylerfl]

Thank you all and have fun!